Ormen is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Förden and East Jutland Fjorde, Germany, ...
in
Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the nort ...
, northern
Greenland
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. Administratively the fjord belongs to the
Northeast Greenland National Park.
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Geography
The fjord is located in the eastern part of
Hans Egede Land. It opens to the northeast in the middle stretch of the northwestern shore of
G.B. Schley Fjord
G.B. Schley Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the east, the fjord opens into the Wandel Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
The fjord was named by Robert Peary after G.B. Schley, one of the founding members of the Peary Arctic Club in ...
.
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An unnamed river discharges its waters at the head of the fjord. The area is uninhabited.
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See also
*List of fjords of Greenland
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Northeastern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjo ...
*Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the nort ...
References
External links
''Dansk Pearyland Ekspedition. Sidste års meteorologi og topografisk overblik.'' - Geografisk Tidsskrift, Bind 50 (1950)
Fjords of Greenland
Peary Land
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